2 Chronicles 9:6

Bishops' Bible (1568)

I beleued not the wordes of them, vntill I came and myne eyes had seene it: And beholde, the one halfe of thy wysdome was not tolde me: for thou exceedest the same that I hearde.

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  • 1 Kgs 4:31 : 31 For he was wiser then al men, yea then Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Chalcol, and Darda the sonnes of Mahol: And his name was spoken of throughout all nations on euery syde.
  • 1 Kgs 4:34 : 34 And there came of all nations to heare the wysdome of Solomon, and from all kinges of the earth, which had heard of his wysdome.
  • 1 Kgs 10:7 : 7 Howbeit I beleued it not, till I came & sawe it with myne eyes: And beholde, the one halfe was not tolde me: for thy wysdome and prosperitie exceedeth the fame which I hearde of thee.
  • 2 Chr 9:5 : 5 And she sayde to the king: The saying which I hearde in myne owne lande of thyne actes and of thy wisdome, is true.
  • Ps 31:19 : 19 Howe plentifull is thy goodnes which thou hast layde vp for them that feare thee? and whiche thou hast prepared for them that put their trust in thee before the sonnes of men.
  • Song 5:9-9 : 9 What maner of man is thy loue aboue other louers, O thou fairest among women? Or what can thy loue do more then other louers, that thou chargest vs so straytly? 10 As for my loue, he is whyte and red coloured, a goodly person among tenne thousande. 11 His head is as the most fine golde, the lockes of his heere are busshed, & blacke as a crowe. 12 His eyes are as the eyes of doues by the water brookes as though they were wasshed with mylke, and are set lyke pearles in golde. 13 His cheekes are lyke a garden bed, wherin the Apothecaries plant all maner of sweete thynges. His lippes are lyke lilies that droppe sweete smellyng Myrre: 14 His handes are lyke golde rynges, hauyng inclosed the precious stone of Tharsis. His body is as the pure iuorie, dect ouer with Saphires: 15 His legges are as the pillers of Marble set vpon sockettes of golde. His face is as Libanus: and as the beautie of the Cedar trees. 16 The wordes of his mouth are sweete: yea he is altogether louely: Such a one is my loue O ye daughters of Hierusalem, such a one is my loue.
  • Zech 9:17 : 17 O how prosperous and goodly a thing shall that be? For the corne shall make the young men cheareful, and the newe wine the maydens.
  • John 20:25-29 : 25 The other disciples therfore sayde vnto hym, we haue seene the Lorde. But he sayde vnto them: Except I see in his handes the print of the nayles, and put my fynger into the prynt of the nayles, and thruste my hande into his syde, I wyll not beleue. 26 And after eyght dayes, againe his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: Then came Iesus, when the doores were shutte, and stoode in the myddes, and sayde, peace be vnto you. 27 After that said he to Thomas: Bring thy fynger hyther, and see my handes, & reache hyther thy hande, and thrust it into my syde, and be not faythlesse, but beleuyng. 28 Thomas aunswered, and sayde vnto hym: My Lorde, and my God. 29 Iesus sayth vnto hym: Thomas, because thou hast seene me, thou hast beleued: Blessed are they that haue not seene, and yet haue beleued.
  • 1 Cor 2:9 : 9 But as it is written: The eye hath not seen, & the eare hath not heard, neither haue entred into the heart of man, the thynges which God hath prepared for them that loue hym.
  • 1 John 3:2 : 2 Dearely beloued, nowe are we the sonnes of God, and yet it doth not appeare what we shalbe: But we knowe that when he shall appeare, we shalbe lyke hym, for we shall see hym as he is.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 10:6-8
    3 verses
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    6 And she sayde vnto the king: It was a true word that I hearde in myne owne land of thy sayinges, & of thy wisdome.

    7 Howbeit I beleued it not, till I came & sawe it with myne eyes: And beholde, the one halfe was not tolde me: for thy wysdome and prosperitie exceedeth the fame which I hearde of thee.

    8 Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy seruauntes whiche stand euer before thee, and heare thy wysdome.

  • 5 And she sayde to the king: The saying which I hearde in myne owne lande of thyne actes and of thy wisdome, is true.

  • 7 Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy seruauntes which stand before thee alway, and heare thy wysdome.

  • 9 And I was greater and in more worship then all my predecessours in Hierusalem: For wisdome remayned with me.

  • 16 I communed with myne owne heart, saying: lo I am come to great estate, and haue gotten more wisdome then all they that haue ben before me in Hierusalem.

  • 5 I haue heard of thee by the hearing of the eare, but nowe myne eye seeth thee.

  • 14 I haue hearde of thee, that thou hast the spirite of the holy gods, & that light and vnderstanding, and excellent wysdome is founde in thee.

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    12 Behold, I haue done according to thy wordes, lo I haue geuen thee a wyse & an vnderstanding heart, so that there was none lyke thee before thee, neither after thee shal any aryse lyke vnto thee.

    13 And I haue also geuen thee that which thou hast not asked, euen rychesse and honour, so that ther shalbe no king lyke vnto thee all thy dayes.

  • 2 Chr 9:1-3
    3 verses
    70%

    1 And when the queene of Saba hearde of the fame of Solomon, she came to proue him in hard questions at Hierusalem, with a verie great companie, with camels that bare spices, and plentie of golde, and precious stones: And when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that she had in her heart.

    2 And Solomon soyled her all her questions: and there was not one word hyd from Solomon, which he tolde her not.

    3 And when the queene of Saba had seene the wisdome of Solomon, and the house that he had buylt,

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    10 Wherefore geue me now wysedome and knowledge, that I may be able to go in and out before this people: for who els can iudge this people that is so great?

    11 And God saide to Solomon: Because this was in thyne heart, and because thou hast not asked treasure and riches, and honour, & the liues of thyne enemies, neither yet long lyfe, but hast asked wysedome and knowledge for thy selfe, to iudge my people ouer which I haue made thee king:

    12 Wysedome and knowledge is graunted vnto thee, and I will geue thee treasure, & riches, and glory: so that among the kinges that haue ben before thee, or after thee, none was or shalbe lyke thee.

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    22 And king Solomon passed all the kinges of the earth, in richesse & wysedome.

    23 And all the kinges of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to heare his wysedome that God had put in his heart.

  • 4 And the queene of Saba considered al Solomons wysdome, & the house that he had buylded,

  • 11 When the eare heard me, it blessed me: & when the eye sawe me, it gaue witnesse to me:

  • 1 Lo, all this haue I seene with mine eye, heard with mine eare, and vnderstande it.

  • 16 Then sayd I, wysdome is better then strength: Neuerthelesse, a simple mans wysdome is despised, and his wordes are not hearde.

  • 13 This wysdome haue I seene also vnder the sunne, and me thought it a great thing:

  • 1 And the queene of Saba hearing the fame of Solomon (concerning the name of the Lord) came to proue him with harde questions.

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    23 And so king Solomon exceeded al the kinges of the earth both in ryches and wysdome.

    24 And all the worlde resorted to Solomon, to heare his wysdome which God had put in his heart:

  • 7 For better is it, that it be sayde vnto thee, come vp hyther: then thou to be put lower in the presence of the priuce whom thou seest with thyne eyes.

  • 2 I thought it good to shewe the signes & marueylous workes that the hie God hath wrought vpo me.

  • 30 As for me, this secrete is not shewed me for any wysdome that I haue more then any other liuing: but onely that I might shew the king the interpretation, and that thou mightest knowe the thoughtes of thyne owne heart.

  • 8 And I sent vnto him, saying: There is no such thing done as thou sayest, for thou fainest them out of thyne owne heart.

  • 9 That they may prepare me timber enough: For the house whiche I am determined to buylde, shalbe wonderfull great.

  • Eccl 2:12-13
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    66%

    12 Then turned I me to consider wisdome, errour, and foolishnesse (for what is he among men that myght be compared to me the kyng in such workes?)

    13 And I sawe that wisdome excelleth foolishnesse, as farre as light doth darknesse.

  • 23 All these thinges haue I proued in wysdome, for I thought to be wyse, but she went farther from me then she was before:

  • 3 The great temptations which thine eyes haue seene, those great miracles and wonders:

  • 12 And king Solomon gaue to the queene of Saba euery pleasant thing that she asked, besides that which she had brought vnto the king: And so she turned and went away to her owne lande with her seruauntes.

  • 6 That he might shewe thee the secretes of wysdome, howe thou hast deserued double according to right: Know therfore that God hath forgotten thee for thyne iniquitie.

  • 9 And she gaue the king an hundred and twentie talentes of golde, and of spices exceeding great aboundaunce, and precious stones: neither was ther any more such spyce as the queene of Saba gaue king Solomon.

  • 17 I will tel thee, heare me, and I will shewe thee that I haue seene:

  • 20 Haue not I warned thee very oft with counsayle and learning,

  • 5 Behold among the heathen, and regarde, and wonder, and marueyll: for I will worke a worke in your dayes, ye will not beleue it though it be tolde you.

  • Ezek 28:3-4
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    3 Beholde, thou thinkest thy selfe wyser then Daniel, that there is no secretes hyd from thee.

    4 With thy wisdome and thine vnderstanding thou hast gotten thee great welthines, & gathered treasure of siluer & gold.

  • 11 For wysdome is more worth then pretious stones, yea all thinges that thou canst desire, may not be compared vnto it.

  • 6 Thou heardest it before, and beholde it is come to passe: And shall not ye your selues shewe foorth or confesse the same? But as for me, I tolde thee before at the begynnyng newe and secrete thynges which thou knewest not of,

  • 34 And there came of all nations to heare the wysdome of Solomon, and from all kinges of the earth, which had heard of his wysdome.

  • 9 They aunswered him: From a very farre coutrey thy seruauntes are come, for the name of the Lorde thy God: for we haue hearde the fame of him, & all that he did in Egypte,